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USACELake Ouachita · Arkansas

Highway 27 Campground

This recreation area is part of Ouachita Lake
Sites0all reservable
Elev.610ft
Comf.Jan-Dec11 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Little Rock2h06real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 610 ft, Highway 27 Campground has a 11-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 35°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on quiet and cool nights. Softest on cool nights.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 19.
74°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Little Rock
100 mi
2h06
02
Fayetteville
155 mi
3h08
By drive time
Little Rock · 2h06Fayetteville · 3h08Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 6.1 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
6
Peaks
1
Viewpoints
1

Water & Access

To nearest major road
6.1 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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